Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Sixteen Years Ago! #1


Scan12684, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

It was the same on March 8th, 2010; as you can see from the photos it was sunny and it was indeed into the 60's. In other years it was "fun" taking pics through snow or rain. I think it was the first year I did this it was somewhere around 18 degrees. The big cats were in open cages on the flats and you could see their breath billowing out as they paced.
Also, then up to last year, one could walk completely around the train here in NJ taking all the photos one might want to. This new siding is neat, almost pristine, no worries about mud, huge puddles and things hidden in dirt that could injure animals feet and is totally inaccessible.
It goes without saying a certain father and son were thought of on monday and missed.

Paul

Anonymous said...

If anyone deserves an A+ in record keeping and recording, in particular Circus, history, it's you and your Dad. Gratefully appreciated by more than you could ever imagine I'm sure.

Paul

Jeff Swanson said...

Buckles, How many bulls were on the show 16 years ago?

Buckles said...

Twenty three.

Anonymous said...

23 to 9.
Must be the lawyers fees that are eating into the budget.

jerry digney said...

in the 70s we always at least 18 or 20 on each unit--not sure how many Gunther had. In 74-75 we had three herds, Red Blue and CW, total 60-plus, right Buckles?

in 72 I was the announcer on Dory's show and we had as many as 35 touring at one point--maybe 12-15 actually working in show.

Anonymous said...

Are there even that many elephants of performing age left in the country?